take to drink

idiom

: to begin drinking lots of alcohol
It was during this period that she took to drink.

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“Take to drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20to%20drink. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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